Rein-guard for whiffletrees



(No Model.)

' H. LIBBY.

REIN GUARD FOR WHIPPLETREES.

No. 302,573. Patented July 29, 1884.

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ES PECIPICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 802,573, dated July29, 188%.

Application filed February 28, 188-1. (No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HORACE LIBBY, of Lewistou, in the county ofAndroscoggin and State of Maine, have invented certain new and usefulImprovementsin Whiflletree-Guards; and I do hereby declare that thefollowing is a full, clear, and exact description of the invention,which will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains tomake and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings,and to letters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of thisspecification.

Figure l is a perspective View of my invention with the end of awhiflietree shown therein. Fig. 2 is a side View of the same with a partof a whiflietree shown therewith. Fig.

3 is an end View.

Same letters show like parts.

My invention has relation to devices for preventing driving-reins frombecoming caught under the ends of the whiffletrees of vehicles. This isan annoyance often occurring after stopping for a time and thenattempting to resume the reins to drive. It is not only disagreeable butoften the cause of danger and accident if the animal is spirited ornervous. Injury has not a few times resulted from the inability of thedriver to obtain immediate control of the reins and horse in consequence0 of the reins being under the ends of the whifl'letree. My inventionaims to avoid this liability to accident. With this view I construct theguard, composed of the two parts A and B. The end of the whiflletreeprojects a short 3 5 distance through the part B, not far enough,however, to strike against the part A. The part B allows of thenecessary vibratory movement of the end of the whit'fletrec. With thisView it has open space enough to allow the whiffletree to swing as itordinarily does. The

form of the part B, as shown in the drawings an ovalis a good one; but Ido not, of course, limit it to any particular form. This part B isfastened to the cross-bar between the shafts, and over which thewhiffletree The part A can be made of more than one piece, if deemednecessary. I do not desire to limit myself to any particular form forthe part A so long as it projects from the part 13,

substantially as set forth, and serves the pur pose herein described.

It will be seen that the part A is fastened or bolted to the top side ofthe cross-bar between the shafts and the part B to the top side of theshafts. Thus a double and strong fastening is afforded, and one easilygot at for repairs, removal, c.

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent ofthe United States, 1s

A whiflletrec-guard attached to the top side of the cross-bar and shaft,as herein set forth, so as to embrace the end of the whii'fletree andafford a guard over the outer end of thesame, as and for the purposesherein set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I allix my signaturein presence of two witnesses.

HORACE LIBBY.

l/Vi tn esses:

ADDISON SMALL, G. M. OooMBs.

